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This podcast is all about building, playing, enjoying and appreciating handcrafted cigar box guitars and other blues and roots inspired instruments. The podcast will endeavour to provide building tips, product reviews and interviews with builders and players.
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Sunday Nov 26, 2017
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
This episode is about selling your guitars. I have almost 20 years of retail sales experience and I thought I'd share my experiences in a couple of music stores on my last holiday. The stores I visited were awesome, the staff very friendly and my pockets were relatively full. However, I left Brizzy empty handed and a little frustrated. What I needed was a sales person to actively sell me the product I was pondering over. I realised later that had the sales person taken the lead and made some sugestions then I would have made some cool purchases. Again I really liked the stores and the staff and I WILL BE BACK! I hope this comes across in the podcast. Don't forget to leave a review or comments and..
Thanks for listening.
Adam Harrison
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
A new name and a new picture. There will be more interviews and all the fun stuff plus more in the next couple of weeks.
Regards
Adam Harrison
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Ok, things got a little crazy on this episode. A lot of people have asked me about the best place to put piezo pickups. I love to experiment so I learnt a lot on this episode about wiring up piezo pickups and I was even able to confirm what I enjoy about my choice of piezo placement. Hope you enjoy the episode and tell your friends.
Adam
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017
Wow we are over 4000 plays!!! A huge thankyou to all of our listeners.
Don't forget to sign up for the Facebook group.
In this episode I discuss the different saws that I use in the shop. This episode has been inspired by a facebook message regardin the use of saws for fretting. These are my ideas and are not meant to cause offence to anyone who is doing things differently. They are just my experiences.
Hope you enjoy
Adam Harrison
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
In this episode I talk about my favorite builders and companies. I try to give examples of what I like about their businesses and instruments. All of these builders and companies have developed over time due to hard work and determination. Hope you enjoy.
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Thanks for being a patron of the show. Enjoy this extra information about fretting from Pat Procter.
Adam Harrison
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
This week I chat with Pat Procter about his amazing parquetry CBGs. Big thanks to Pat for being patient with me as I was having some tech difficulties. He was very giving and a great example of a do-it-yourself builder who started with minimal skills and developed his art to the amazing level it is at now.
After we finished the sign off we had a further discussion about a previous episode where I was talking about fretting issues. He was happy to share his ideas for the patron only content. You can sign up to support the show here through podbean and become a patron.
Thanks for listening
Adam Harrison
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
In this episode I am joined by regular contributor, Mark Wilmot from MRWS instrument supplies. We discuss new builds and problems that new and experienced builders can face when making frettless and fretted instruments. Hope you enjoy this week's episode and thank you for listening.
Adam Harrison
Mark Wilmot
Saturday Aug 26, 2017
Saturday Aug 26, 2017
Hi all and thanks for listening. This week's episode has been made because of the question I asked on the FB group. Fretting is a skill that I am constantly working on - constantly. I don't have the best tools but I have invested a small amount of money on a couple of tools that have worked wonders. I am not an expert by any means and I hope I don't come across as one on this podcast. The reason I made this podcast in the first place was to share what I know and my experiences. Recently I have seen a number of CBGs in stores around Sydney and although I really liked the style and vibe of them I was disapointed at the quality of the fretwork.
If we are selling our wares to a buying public we have to represent ourselves and the industry by producing a quality product that is comfortable and safe to play. Thoughts? :)
Best regards
Adam Harrison
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
This week I speak with Ben Baker, the man behind C.B.Gitty. We talk about how he discovered cigar box guitars and how he started his business. We also discuss different styles of building, whether piezo pickups are better than magnetic pickups and the use of social media. My thanks to Ben for fitting us in during his very bust schedule.
I can't believe this is episode 30!! My thanks to all you wonderful people who have been listening.
Keep building
Adam Harrison